2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

The 2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 14–17, 2019, in Charlottetown, P.E.I., to determine a national champion for the 2018–19 U Sports women's ice hockey season.

2019 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
TeamsEight
Finals siteMacLauchlan Arena
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
ChampionsGuelph Gryphons (1st title)
Runner-upMcGill Martlets
Semifinalists
  • McGill, 1, vs Alberta, 0
  • Guelph, 5 vs Montreal, 0
Winning coachRachel Flanagan (1st title)
MVPJade Downie-Landry (McGill Martlets)

The Guelph Gryphons defeated the McGill Martlets by a 1–0 score in the championship game, as Valerie Lamenta earned the shutout.[1] Guelph captain Kaitlin Lowy scored the game-winning goal, as the Gryphons won their first-ever national championship.[2] Of note, the 2019 event broke attendance records for the history of the U Sports women's ice hockey championship.[3]

Participating teams

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Seed Team Qualified Record
1 Alberta Pandas Canada West Champion
2 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Finalist
3 Guelph Gryphons OUA Champion
4 St. Thomas Tommies AUS Champion
5 McGill Martlets RSEQ Champion
6 Manitoba Bisons Canada West Finalist
7 UPEI Panthers AUS (Host)
8 Toronto Varsity Blues OUA Finalist

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Championship Bracket

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First Round: March 14/16 Semi-Finals: March 17 Gold Medal Game: March 17
         
3 Guelph Gryphons 3
6 Manitoba Bisons 2
Guelph Gryphons 5
2 Montreal Carabins 0
2 Montreal Carabins 3
7 PEI Panthers 0
3 Guelph Gryphons 1
5 McGill Martlets 0
5 McGill Martlets 10
4 St. Thomas Tommies 2
5 McGill Martlets 1 Bronze Medal Game: March 15
1 Alberta Pandas 0
1 Alberta Pandas 3 2 Montreal Carabins 2
8 Toronto Varsity Blues 2 1 Alberta Pandas 1[5]

Consolation Bracket

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Semi-Finals: March 14 Fifth Place Game: March 15
      
6 Manitoba Bisons 3
7 PEI Panthers 1
6 Manitoba Bisons 2
8 Toronto Varsity Blues 0
8 Toronto Varsity Blues 2
4 St. Thomas Tommies 1

Awards and honors

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Players of the Game

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Game Player School
March 14: Guelph vs. Manitoba Nicole MacKinnon[6] Guelph
March 14: Montreal vs PEI Alexandra Labelle Montreal Carabins [7]
March 16: Toronto vs Alberta Cristine Chao
Alex Poznikoff[8]
Toronto
Alberta
March 16: McGill vs Alberta Stéphanie Desjardins
Kristen Chamberlin[9]
McGill
Alberta
March 16: Guelph vs. Montreal Valérie Lamenta[10] Guelph
March 17: Montreal vs Alberta Aube Racine
Danielle Hardy[11]
Montreal
Alberta
March 17: Guelph vs. McGill Kaitlin Lowy
Shana Walker[12]
Guelph
McGill

All-Tournament Team

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Player School
Jade Downie-Landry McGill
Valérie Audet McGill
Claire Merrick Guelph
Taylor Kezama Alberta
Mallory Young Guelph
Valerie Lamenta Guelph

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Hockey Events". March 17, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  2. ^ "McGill vs Guelph". March 17, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. ^ "UPEI athletes and events recognized at the 47th annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards". upei.ca. February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Preview: Alberta earns No.1 seed ahead of national tournament". usports.ca. March 10, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  5. ^ "Montreal vs Alberta". March 17, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  6. ^ "WHKY: Guelph Advances to U SPORTS Semi-final with 3-2 Win Over Manitoba". March 14, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. ^ Charles Reid (March 14, 2019). "Panthers stymied in quarter-final loss to Carabins". saltwire.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  8. ^ "Pandas top Varsity Blues in national quarter-final". bearsandpandas.ca. March 16, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  9. ^ "Pandas shutout by McGill in U SPORTS semifinal". bearsandpandas.ca. March 16, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  10. ^ "WHKY: Gryphons Win 5-0 Over Montreal and Advance to U SPORTS Gold Medal Game". March 16, 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  11. ^ "Carabins top Pandas for national bronze". bearsandpandas.ca. March 17, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  12. ^ "WHKY: Gryphons Capture First Ever National Title in Women's Hockey". March 17, 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
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